I lived in LA and have shopped at dozens of resale/consignment stores that sold high end luxury items like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior, Goyard, etc. I've never seen high value items outside of a locked and secured case that is also right next to or behind the register/counter.
Well the 'luxury designer' handbags at Uptown Cheapskate are located at the very back corner of the store just chilling out in the open on shelves. Not in eye sight of the register and completely unsecured. I personally would NEVER buy a high end item from this store. If you feel tempted to do so, I would ask to see the authentication certificate and research whoever certified the item as authentic. I would also ask them if you can have the item authenticated by another reputable source and if you can get a full cash refund if it turns out the item is a fake/replica.
There is a security guard sometimes at the front of the store, but not always... someone could easily steal one of the smaller LV purses if they came in with a tote purse or coat on.
Why wouldn't a store properly secure high end luxury items given the large loss they would take if any of the items were stolen?
Given their turnaround time to look through the items you'd like to sell (hours) and their policy that you have to pick up the items that they don't want to buy before a certain time or else they'll 'donate' the items or keep your items and give you store credit, you're left with a small window to come collect your items that they didn't buy.
Theoretically, if they buy a majority of the items you bring in to sell and you opt to take cash instead of store credit, the store is at a loss until they're able to sell the items that they bought from you which could never happen or take months with many markdowns.
t's much more profitable for them if you can't pick up your items in time so they can 'donate' the items or give you store credit. I would be careful to make sure you get your items back within the small time window.
With that being said, it's great if you're just shopping and have a lot of time to spare. Their 'designer' section at the front of the store is primarily Free People and Anthropologie... but if you go digging through the rest of the racks with hoards of shein, forever 21, target, fashion nova, and h&m, you'll randomly find actual designer items like Loeffler Randall and Diane Von Furstenberg marked down to $10 and in great condition.
I went in thinking there would primarily be higher end brands/designers based off of the website, Instagram and other reviews. So to whoever reads this review, I would say the selection is comparable to a Goodwill or Salvation Army, but you could find a couple of higher end gems that are priced absurdly low either due to the store's buyer demographic or the individuals in charge of the merchandise not recognizing brands/designers outside of fast fashion retailers.
On the bright side, the excess of cheap/poorly made fast fashion like shein, fashion nova, h&m etc. was kind of nice to see in a store and not in a landfill (yet). read more